Title: EP58 ‘The Transfer Problem with Police Firearms Training’ with Dr. Rob Gray and Dr. Pete Blair

Summary: This episode explores the transfer problem in police training, focusing on how, and why, traditional methods of current firearms training is failing to translate into real-world effectiveness. Human performance researchers Dr. Pete Blair and Dr. Rob Gray discuss innovative training approaches rooted in ecological dynamics, emphasizing variability, representative design, and the importance of adaptive skills for law enforcement.Key Topics:• Current OIS hit rates are a clear indicator that there is an alarming failure of transfer from training.• Transfer of training in law enforcement – what is transfer and why it is critical to understanding learning design• Ecological dynamics is a proven method of skill acquisition coaching• Representative design is a key principle that must guide training development• Training design principles: spacing, interleaving, variability• The critical role of pressure and mistakes and their role in learning• The gap between qualification scores and real-world performance• Doing more of what we have always done in firearms training will continue to yield the same horrible results on the street.